Robert Dunlop Posted 12 January , 2005 Share Posted 12 January , 2005 Does anyone know what colour scheme would have been used for HMS Fox in 1914, at the time she was involved in the Battle of Tanga? I would like to paint a model of her. Thanks Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiemcginlay Posted 13 January , 2005 Share Posted 13 January , 2005 Hi Robert, Your best bet is probably to try Steel Navy.com. Post your question on their message board and they might be of help. They also have a seperate Ship Camouflage forum and you could try posting on that (the posts have a longer life on that one). Cheers. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Dunlop Posted 14 January , 2005 Author Share Posted 14 January , 2005 Thanks very much, Jim Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiemcginlay Posted 17 January , 2005 Share Posted 17 January , 2005 Hi again Robert, Any luck? I see there's been no response on Steel Navy. I think you would be better posting on the camouflage site where the messages lie for a long time. You might wait a while, but maybe you'll get an answer. The site is: http://shipcamouflage.com/msgboard.mv Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Dunlop Posted 17 January , 2005 Author Share Posted 17 January , 2005 Thanks again Looks like it will have to be all-over grey, with wooden decks I think. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiemcginlay Posted 18 January , 2005 Share Posted 18 January , 2005 If its any help I'm sure the standard grey used by the Royal Navy in WWI was considerably darker than WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piscator Posted 19 January , 2005 Share Posted 19 January , 2005 Robert, Have a photo of HMS Fox, dont know if its the same one, details are:- Astraea Class (8 ships) Astraea,Bonaventure, Cambrian Charybdis, Flora, Forte , FOX. 4,360 Displacement, Photo I have shows grey paint thro-out. Len Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Dunlop Posted 19 January , 2005 Author Share Posted 19 January , 2005 Excellent. Thank you very much Len Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmilford Posted 20 January , 2005 Share Posted 20 January , 2005 I think that the standard grey used in WW1 was 1 part black to 20 parts white by weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Dunlop Posted 22 January , 2005 Author Share Posted 22 January , 2005 Super. Thanks. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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